Villagers reluctant to say goodbye to one of Hong Kong’s last squatter settlements
HONG KONG (news agencies) — In months, Lo Yuet-ping will bid farewell to a centuries-old village he has called home ...
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A dormitory fire in Kenya kills 18 students and injures 27. Dozens are unaccounted for
NAIROBI, Kenya (news agencies) — A fire in a school dormitory in Kenya has killed 18 students and 27 others ...
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Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being severely burned by her partner over a land dispute
NAIROBI, Kenya (news agencies) — Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being ...
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A Maui wildfire report shows communities how to avoid similar disasters
A new report on the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century details steps communities can take to reduce the likelihood ...
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Salvagers abandon effort to tow burning oil tanker in Red Sea targeted by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (news agencies) — Salvagers abandoned an initial effort to tow away a burning oil tanker in ...
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What to know about the pipeline that brings water to millions of Grand Canyon goers
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (news agencies) — Four significant breaks in the water pipeline that serves the Grand Canyon ...
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In a rare event, fire smoke covers Brazil’s capital, prompting federal response
BRASILIA, Brazil (news agencies) — The buildings in Brazil’s modernist capital, Brasilia, have been enveloped in smoky air the past ...
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Wildfires in Brazil leave at least 2 dead in Sao Paulo sate. Dozens of cities are on high alert
SAO PAULO (news agencies) — Wildfires in Brazil’s southern Sao Paulo state have killed at least two people, officials said ...
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5 people die in shelling of a Russian border region while Russian fire hits a hotel with reporters
KYIV, Ukraine (news agencies) — Five people died in Ukrainian shelling in Russia’s border region of Belgorod, officials said Sunday, ...
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Chinese coast guard ships fire water cannons and block Philippine fisheries vessel in disputed sea
BEIJING (news agencies) — Chinese coast guard ships fired water cannons and blocked and rammed a Philippine fisheries vessel Sunday ...
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